And there are some pastors of churches, who reason in a way on this subject, which would for ever prevent

mind in a foreign land, among enemies to the cross, and without friends on the spot, and who, perhaps, left home ere he had formed friends, or lived long enough to survive them; finally turned over to an official Secretary, whose face he never saw, and to a new race of Directors and Committee-men, who are individually irresponsible; and who, notwithstanding their personal piety, are liable to all the headlessness, and heartlessness, and inconstancy of popular Assemblies, or Meetings of Voluntary Societies; where the services being gratuitous, attention to affairs is more matter of convenience than of conscience, and a neglect of duty involves neither pecuniary loss nor personal disgrace. If every member of a Committee or Board were charged with neglect or misrule, every member would throw the blame from himself, by saying, "It was not I who did it; it was the Committee, or the Board;" which is just as satisfactory to the aggrieved, as the child's excuse, that nobody did it. And in these evasions every man is safe, since the meetings are private or secret. Ministers of experience who know mankind, since they have no special and individual call from heaven, will not relinquish a certain degree of usefulness and support for themselves and families among friends and at home, for probable usefulness, with probable destitution in a foreign land. It is true, that their faith and zeal cannot be highly praised; but since there is some reason on their side, and ordinary means only can be employed by Christian churches for the propagation of the Gospel; it is, perhaps, too much to expect the indifference to personal and domestic consequences, which many still look for in Missionaries; and whether or not the "pence of the poor," and the guineas of the rich, are not estimated at too high a value, when they are thought more of than the usefulness, and health, and life, of a pious minister abroad. The illiberal system, both in resources and treatment, procures only inexperienced men. Some of these men turn out ill, and disgust the Direction, and destroy confidence in the home management; and the illiberality increases. And so one evil engenders another. A more liberal system, and lower expectations as to "super-human" qualifications, would procure higher degrees of experience and talent; these would increase confidence, and confidence would increase affection and energy, both at home and abroad; and the churches would acquit themselves, having used the means which God put into their power.

In the history of the church, it is notorious that affluence and power have generally been abused, instead of being employed usefully by Ecclesiastics; and in consequence of this, there are opulent disciples, possessing pious minds, who think that poverty is the only security for the principles of the ministers of religion. And there are both ministers and laymen, who think that a "voluntary poverty" is essential to the character of a Missionary. Now it is admitted, that he who serves at

young men shall utterly fall; but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up as with the wings of eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Again,

"Thus saith the Lord, Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah: for he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land, not inhabited."-But

"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is: for he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh; but her leaf shall be green, and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.”

"Wo to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me." "Wo to them that stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong; whilst they look not to the Holy One of Israel, neither seek Jehovah. But powerful armies are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When Jehovah shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they shall fail together. Return, O ye children of men, to the living God, from whom ye have so deeply revolted; and this day cast away, each one his idols of silver and idols of gold; the sin which their own hands have made."

"Be wise, now, therefore, O ye kings; be instructed ye judges of the earth; serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice before him with trembling; reverence, (kiss) the Son, the Chosen One, Messiah; lest he be angry, and ye perish in your evil way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.”

"O fear the Lord, ye his saints, for there is no want to them that fear him; they that fear the Lord shall not be destitute of any good." "The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants, and none of them that trust in him shall

be desolate." "Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he." Christians," Cast all your care upon him, for he careth for you."

Thus, my brethren, I have quoted largely from inspired witnesses-from Kings, and Priests, and Prophets, and Apostles, by whom the Almighty spake to man; distinctly setting before you, the divine permission for frail, sinful, human creatures to trust in God when fear cometh; and whilst doing this, you will have perceived very clearly, that it is a sin not to do so; that to trust in self, or in creatures, or in silver or gold, is not only useless but wicked; is a spiritual idolatry, perhaps not less offensive to heaven, than bowing down to stocks and stones.

I might, in discoursing on this subject, dwell at length on the glorious perfections of the Most High God, to whom we should cling in the day when fear cometh. His omnipotence, by which he created and controls the universe; every creature, from the highest angel to the meanest insect; every element of the physical world, in all their most minute and most tremendous combinations; the storms and tempests of the atmosphere, the raging of the sea, the volcanic fire, and the trembling earthquake; plague and pestilence, the devouring sword and pale famine-all wait on his Almighty behest. And to this omnipotent power is joined omniscience, omnipresence, infinite wisdom, inflexible justice, inviolable truth, boundless goodness and mercy. We presume not to think that we can describe adequately the incomprehensible God; but, my fellow-men, these are some of the perfections of the High God, who commands our reverence, and requires our trust and he is in Christ reconciling the world to himself.

"In all troubles and adversities then, of what kind soever, under all afflictions that may befal us, of loss or pain, of poverty or sickness, of reproach or persecution for righteousness' sake; and under the most fearful apprehensions of danger and distress, to all human appearance inevitably threatening us, in our persons and private concernments, or with relation to the public peace and tranquillity, or to that which ought to be infinitely dearer to us than all these,

I shall, no doubt, be told that some efforts to evangelize the nations, have been made in various quarters of the world, which, in a very qualified sense, I admit; but oh, how disproportionate to the requirements of that precept to which I have this evening called your attention!

Not only have Protestant efforts been vastly deficient ; but even a mental recognition of the duty has been rare. Some years ago I looked over half a dozen Commentators on the motto of this evening's address; and found that they either passed over the great commandment to evangelize the nations, without notice, or slurred it over with a sentence or two, whilst pages were spent in arguing the time and manner of water baptism.

The difficulties which exist to impede the prosecution of this work, are many and great. The love of sin in the human heart; the worldly-mindedness of earthly principalities and powers, the pride of science, and the gates of hell, are all in league against the servants of Jesus in this enterprize.

In this Christianized land, notwithstanding a partial triumph of religion, since the days of avowed French Atheism and infidelity, many are the enemies of the cross, in all ranks of the community; from the most powerless and ignorant peasant, up to the most learned and dignified courtier at the foot of the throne, are they to be found; among the merchants, and the lawyers, and the statesmen, notwithstanding all the "cant" of philosophy, philanthropy, and liberalism, there are in all places not a few covert enemies of the cross of Christ.

And in some other nations, the obstacles to the discipling of men are a thousand-fold increased. Ignorance and prejudice, and malignity and enmity against God, exhibited sometimes by the populace, and sometimes by priests, or by politicians, all stand in hostile array against the banners of the cross, and turn a deaf ear, and dart a look of scorn at the envoys of Heaven's mercy to a guilty world. But, notwithstanding all these difficulties, greater is he that is for us, than all they that can be against us.

glad tidings of complete justification, or remission of sin, and full acquittal in the sight of God, on account of the righteousness and merits of the Redeemer and Surety, received by an act of faith, which is commonly called, the blessed Gospel doctrine of Justification by faith: "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved!" The "fearful" are the "unbelieving," against whom a wo is denounced in the Book of Revelation. He who hung upon the cross, and endured the penalty of divine justice instead of a guilty world, is exalted a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance and remission of sins; He died for the ungodly to save sinners was the very end of his mediatorial work. If thou desirest salvation from sin and its future punishment, fear not, only believe." Sinners that come to Jesus for salvation, he will " in no wise cast out." He is able to save to the uttermost, and he is willing; what occasion then has a sincerely repentant and returning sinner to fear? Again do I say, agreeably to the Scriptures, O thou anxious doubting penitent, only believe in Jesus, and fear not either his willingness or his power to save thee. In the day that thou art in fear, O thou feeble Christian, cling to Emmanuel; God with us-Jehovah Jesus. Amen!